ENGLISH

The Interpretation of the Old Testament in Greco-Roman Paganism

By John Granger Cook

Book information

Publisher
Mohr Siebeck
Year
2004
ISBN
3161484746, 9783161484742
ISSN
1436-3003
LCC
BS1160 .C66 2004
Google Books ID
vIWZDOzfik0C
Open Library ID
OL12674116M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12449715 bytes)
Series
Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum; Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity volume 23
Pages
417\417
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

According to the available Evidence not many pagans knew the Greek Bible (Septuagint) before the advent of Christianity. The pagans who reacted to biblical texts include Celsus (II C.E.), Porphyry (III C.E.), and Julian the Apostate (IV C.E.). The author analyzes these pagans' voice and elaborates on its importance, since it shows how Septuagint texts appeared in the eyes of Greco-Roman intellectuals.

Similar books